The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has selected 13 English-language and seven French-language drama, documentary, and children’s and youth programs for the latest round of its Pilot Program for Racialized Communities (PPRC).

The funder has allocated $10.7 million in production and development support under the program, which is set up for projects from Canadian prodcos owned and controlled by individuals who identity as Black and/or a person of colour.

Seven English-language drama projects were selected, including Ann Marie Fleming’s upcoming B.C.-shot film Can I Get a Witness? (Crescent Entertainment, Sleepy Dog Films) and Clement Virgo’s feature Steal Away Home (Conquering Lion Pictures), receiving $750,000 each.

Other English films selected include Amar Wala’s Shook (Scarborough Films, Film Forge) with $700,000, Jason DaSilva’s feature The Dismantled – produced by Maya Cadieux-Rouillard and Martin Cadieux-Rouillard – with $622,414 and Karen Chapman’s Village Keeper (Smallaxx Motion Pictures) with $131,053.

Rounding out the English drama selections are The Well (The Well Production) with $650,000 and the series Garvey’s Ghost (CaribbeanTales) with $607,521.

CaribbeanTales also picked up $405,000 in funding for the feature documentary Denham. Another two English-language documentary projects to pick up funding include a second season of the docuseries Sounds Black (Circle Blue Entertainment) with $335,000 and director and executive producer Habiba Nosheen’s Drug Trials (Akelo Media, 90th Parallel Productions) with $404,528.

Three English children’s and youth programs were selected, including a second season of The Fabulous Show With Fay and Fluffy (Lopii Productions), as well as 3-2-1 Proto! (Gazelle-Antelope Productions) and Gangnam Project (Pillango Productions). All three picked up $550,000.

On the French-language front, three dramas were selected, including Les uns et les autres (Les Productions La Rocketta), Double jeu (Productions Jumelage) and a second season of Après le déluge (Zama Productions). All three received $700,000.

Rounding out the selections are three documentaries – Cult Underground (Yzanakio) with $380,869, Koutkekout (Quatre Par Quatre Films) with $358,227, and Histoires de familles (Pimiento Médias) with $360,000 – and one children’s and youth program, Héritage africain (Moi & Dave), receiving $505,388.

Each project submitted for the PPRC was evaluated by a jury. The English-language jury included Juan Baquero, Tristan Barrocks, Ravida Din, Julie Hackett, Baljit Sangra and Aonan Yang. The French-language jury included Carla Beauvais, Larissa Christoforo, Amandine Gay and Jaime Alberto Tobon.

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